What once sprung from the earth sinks back into the earth

Fear was the first thing on earth to make gods

What is food to one man is bitter poison to others.

Such evil deeds could religion prompt.

It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind.

If men saw that a term was set to their troubles, they would find strength in some way to withstand the hocus-pocus and intimidations of the prophets.